Month: October 2020

No shortage of debates and meetings tonight

There are plenty of debates and meetings to choose to watch online or on television tonight.

Presidential debate

The presidential debate is at 8 p.m. Central time in Nashville, Tennessee, and will be carried on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and CNN. NBC’s Kristen Walker is the moderator.

U.S. Senate debate scheduled tonight

Democratic candidate Barbara Bollier and Republican candidate Roger Marshall will debate at 6:30 p.m. tonight, with a program looking at the debate from 7 to 8 p.m. in Wichita. The debate information is on KMUW’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/KMUW89/ and at https://www.kcur.org/election-2020. Live coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.

Davids, Adkins plan Zoom debate for 3rd District

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., and Republican challenger Amanda Adkins are planning a Zoom debate at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22, according to the Adkins campaign. The hosts of the online debate will be the NAACP of Olathe, Overland Park and Leawood, the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce, with the Olathe Latino Coalition and the Johnson County Latina Leadership Network. KMBC.com will carry the debate, as well as the Adkins campaign Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AmandaAdkins2020/posts/382103513169643. See more at https://www.facebook.com/events/1004193050098075/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%7D.

Wyandotte County commissioner plans Town Hall meeting tonight

It’s not a debate, but Unified Government Commissioner Harold Johnson plans his annual Town Hall meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight on Zoom. The “State of the 4th District” meeting will be carried by UGTV on cable television, and also will be on the UG’s Facebook page. Several community leaders, including Mayor David Alvey and commissioners, are planning to be on the virtual town hall meeting. There will be updates about happenings in the 4th District. For more information, visit https://www.wycokck.org/Home/News-Slider-Data/Small-Set-One/State-of-the-4th-District-Virtual-Town-Hall.aspx.

2-year-old safe after being in car stolen in KCK

A 2-year-old boy is safe after being in a car stolen today in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

A woman fled in a vehicle with the 2-year-old male inside in the area of 26th and Wood Avenue, according to police.

The vehicle went into Johnson County, where the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the case, the spokesman stated.

They were able to get the vehicle to stop at 247th and Highway 69 south, the spokesman stated.

The child is fine, and the adult has been taken into custody, the spokesman said.

Police notes

Victim wounded by gunshots on Quindaro Boulevard

Police responded to a dispatched call about a shooting at 5:35 p.m. Oct. 21 in the 600 block of Quindaro Boulevard, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

Officers found a victim lying in the roadway with apparent gunshot wounds, according to the report.

The victim was taken to a hospital, the report stated.